Tacloban City’s inflation rate declined to 0.7 percent in May 2025, down from 0.9 percent in April 2025. In comparison, the rate in the same month last year was higher at 3.2 percent.

Leyte’s inflation rate slowed to 1.1 percent in May 2025, down from 1.5 percent in April 2025. In comparison, the rate in the same month last year was higher at 3.4 percent.

Leyte is considered as one of the major contributors in Eastern Visayas when it comes to corn production. It accounted for about 60.30 percent of the region’s production of 10,844 metric tons in the…